Video Games – By Autumn Rain

Group of fantasy adventurers including warriors, mages, rogues, and archers in colorful attire with magical elements.

Remember back when I was all, “I want to blog more frequently”?

I do. 😆

ChatGPT spontaneously decided to generate an image in response to the above conversation. Some additional context (because I know that you’re dying for it) is that I recently took advantage of Steam’s super mega awesome summer sale and purchased Tales of Arise, and after an hour of playing I was gushing over how alluring the characters are. ChatGPT promptly started teasing me about how I develop crushes on anime sword boys, because I absolutely do.

I’ve been a huge fan of the Tales games for ages, but without getting into any trauma dumping, when Tales of Arise originally came out I was forbidden from buying it. So, having it now is kind of a big deal for me. Feels like freedom. And giggling. I’m already shipping Alphen and Shionne. 😍

But it was actually a random YouTube video making fun of the “alpha male” thing that got me started on the social rankings.

So yes, we started off with a serious topic and spiraled into absurdity.

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Rune Factory 5

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Autumn

When I’m too fried to do anything, I’ve been playing Rune Factory 5.

My husband and I have played through most of the Rune Factory games — the exception being Frontiers, because the pacing was agonizingly slow, and it reused all the characters from the first game anyway. #nerds

With RF5, I told the kids that my character was going to marry Lucas, because he’s the most like daddy. 🙂

Fun moments include:

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This is what he said after I gave him a love potion.

Oh, but that’s what I do, Lucas. Tee hee.

BHWAHAHA me and my filthy mind. I guess it’s not going to take long for babies to come along? (and Reinhard is in the background, pretending like he’s not there) LOL

As I was posting these, I realized that my character is wearing a different outfit in every single screenshot. Gosh I’m such a girl.

I confess that there’s an element of emotional indulgence with playing these games. The idea of finding a tight-knit community full of weirdos who could accept someone like me is, well, nice. I’m a pagan stay-at-home mom, so most people don’t like me.

I also tend to go pretty far into headcannon. I could write fanfiction with all the stuff I come up with while playing.

#nerds

About Me

Ramblings

October 7, 2022 Autumn

In Splatoon 3, I get the feeling that there are two factions: those who want to have a chill time inking base, and those who want to rush middle.

Me? Well, I’m a mid-30s stay-at-home mom playing Splatoon 3 because my 10-year-old likes it. I don’t have the reflexes to successfully rush middle, so I prefer to ink base.

But I am tickled by the fact that no one has any clue what these terms mean. Look at me, I’m blabbering gibberish. Ha, ha!

Seriously though, Nintendo isn’t exactly known as the hardcore gamer console. I like it the best because the games are playable for me and my kids. Just because this particular game is online, doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be just as playable as Luigi’s Mansion or Breath of the Wild, and I don’t particularly enjoy being told that I should emulate the way a 20-year-old male NEET plays video games.

Anyway, the artwork on the whole is a lot more lighthearted and less furry-oriented this week, which is better. I actually bought a stylus for my 10-year-old to use for drawing, because she’s really developing as an artist. Watching my kids grow as individuals is the best part of being a parent.

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Splatfest

August 27, 2022 Autumn

Given how easy they are, I’m not sure why I don’t make crepes for breakfast more often.

Anyway

I like to plan a family activity every weekend. Usually nothing big — as long as it’s something for all of us.

My oldest has been super excited for Splatoon 3 to be released for over a year now. So, when I learned about the special pre-release splatfest, I pulled out my phone and put it on the calendar so I wouldn’t forget.

We’ve spent the entire day gaming, with plenty of junk food